thestig84 wrote:vasia wrote:segedunum wrote:
McLaren are doing what they're doing for a reason, and it can't just be data acquisition. They've spent most of their test sessions doing it now to the detriment of some running. They aren't doing it for the goodness of their health and to fill a few NAS drives where they have a spare few gigabytes.
Oh enough already with your rubbish.
Do you work for McLaren? Do you explicitly know what McLaren is or isn't doing right now during testing? Your posts full of banter are nothing but assumptions. Why don't you go back to the RB6 thread where you belong and continue praising that car.
McLaren right now is doing enough track running, and they are also getting some track data from their innovative test equipment. This track data will be used for more realistic CFD models and simulations, which will prove invaluable during the season with the testing ban.
Last year McLaren by far improved their car the fastest out of any other teams, including Red Bull. McLaren went from being back of the pack at the beginning of the season to competing with the Red Bull cars on pace at the end of the season.
McLaren's car this year is not back of the pack. At worst, their car this year is mid-field, but it's likely to be a solid Top 6 car as well.
Point is, regardless of where their car will place in the field come the first races, McLaren will have the data and experience to achievement massive performance improvements during the season.
Well said. Glad Im not the only one getting sick of hearing all those unfounded opinions made out to be fact.
Yeah just ignore him - he's nothing but a Red Bull fan boy slagging off the opposition. Even Red Bull have commented that McLaren and Ferrari look quick.
In his 'detailed' reply to me he also conveniently skipped over the bit that gave the logical reason for McLaren's programme that he then said I hadn't provided
McLaren are a championship winning team with a proven track record. Last season they started with a dog of a car, but through an intensive development program they improved their car more than any other team on the grid, ultimately making it into a race winning car. Throughout that development process they will have learnt a lot and made adjustments to their procedures. I believe that all this aero testing is simply evidence that they have learned their lessons from last year.
Regardless of whether their car runs at the front, middle, or back of the grid, collecting all this data is only going to help with developing their car further. They will be constantly improving their understanding but just as importantly their tools and simulations. With such limited testing and another aero shake up for next year, this could well prove decisive over a long season.
If McLaren do well this year, expect other teams to copy their approach.
